Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 308 › Conversation 308-006

Nixon & Sanchez on Birch E. Bayh Jr.

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 1:35 PM–2:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation308-006 on Tape 308 (tape position 00:05:15–00:06:00)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 1:35 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 2:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 308-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185485 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, and an unidentified individual to discuss routine personal matters. During the meeting, the participants addressed the delivery of coffee and a brief exchange regarding a phone call to Senator Birch E. Bayh, Jr. The interaction primarily focused on personal service and administrative logistics within the Executive Office Building.

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On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 308-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 308-6

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown person.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 4s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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          -Unknown person
              -Call to Birch E. Bayh, Jr.

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Yes, sir.
Black coffee.
Yes, sir.
So you dropped it by.
Oh, yeah.
Yes, sir.
  • 308-001 1:35 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-002 1:35 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-003 1:35 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-004 1:35 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-005 1:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-007 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-008 1:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-010 1:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:58 pm.

Conversation 308-006, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185485). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/308-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).